Fungi and insects as models of extraordinary symbiosis

W Elkhateeb; SC Karunarathna; GM Daba; W Elkhateeb; SC Karunarathna; GM Daba

doi:10.5943/sif/6/1/36

Figure 1. Hesperomyces virescens Thaxt. Family Laboulbeniaceae, Katja Schulz, Locality: United States, Columbia, Washington, USA, hosted by http://mycoportal.org).

Figure 2. Different species from Septobasidium on tree bark and trunk of shrub. (Cited in http://alabamaallergy.azurewebsites.net/wonderful-world-fungi-interesting-symbioses/).

Figure 3. Beetle Gallery with mature beetle, larvae and cultivated fungus. (Cited in: https://sites.google.com/site/135botany/home/lect27-fungi-and-insect-symbioses).

Figure 4. Leaf-cutter ants and fungus garden. (Cited in: www.biointeractive.orgclassroom-resourcesworking-ant-farm).

Figure 5. Cross section in soil showing attachment of Termitomyces mushrooms to Termite nest (Photographs taken by Masana Izawa, hosted by https://www.mindenpictures.com).